ELI Africa is a non-profit organization founded and run by Yale undergraduates. The group dedicates itself to working with communities in Africa to run experiential learning projects for local youth.
Contact: Vedant Seeam
Student organizations
Undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines are engaged in global health activities on campus and around the world. Get involved by checking out organizations contributing to bettering global health.
ELI Africa
Public Health Coalition
An undergraduate-run organization that promotes public health awareness at Yale through weekly lunches, and by promoting National Public Health Week at Yale.
Contact: Elena Hoffnagle
Engineers without Borders
Undergraduate-run group that focuses on implementing sustainable engineering projects, most recently a community water system in Kikoo, Cameroon.
Contact: Jonathan Yeh
The clinic is organized by students from Yale School of Nursing, Medicine, Public Health and PA Program. Our group is dedicated to sustaining a student-run free clinic in New Haven, CT, that promotes healthcare, advocacy, volunteerism, education and neighborliness.
Contact: Rachel Jamison
Yale Refugee Project works with Integrated Refugee and Immigration Services (IRIS). The mission of IRIS is to help refugees and other displaced people establish new lives, regain hope, and contribute to the vitality of Connecticut’s communities.
Contact: Shahla Naimi
Tropical Medicine Course
Tropical medicine course is a case-based elective seminar course designed for PA, nursing, MPH, medical students and residents interested in tropical medicine to increase knowledge about tropical diseases, prepare for rotations abroad, and provide a forum for diseases that pose unique challenges in resource-limited settings.
Contact: Bing Zhand; Kyle Ragins; Charisse Mandimika
Wednesday Evening Clinic Interpreters
The Wednesday Evening Clinic is the longest running student-run clinic at Yale, currently run out of the Primary Care Center. The clinic is in need of talented Spanish interpreters to help treat its Spanish speaking patients. The time commitment is just a few Wednesdays a semester and you can make a big difference in the lives of patients at the Wednesday Evening Clinic.
Contact: Kyle Ragins
Yale chapter of Amnesty International, the grassroots-activist organization. The group holds awareness campaigns, movie screenings, letter-writing sessions, and other activities. Every week since Spring 2006, the group has sent letters asking for the release of prisoners of conscience.
Contact: Katherine Haas